The New Athenaeum Theatre has hosted a number of events and performances including opera productions, musical theatre, live recordings, televised debates, concerts, award ceremonies and conferences. 30 counterweighted flying bars are above the stage ready to reveal your scenery.

Seating capacity

344

Possible room layouts

Theatre style

Stage dimensions

Proscenium Height: 7.18m

Proscenium Width: With tormentors out – 11.2m

With tormentors in – 8.0m

Stage Width: 21.5m

Stage Depth: 10.38m (setting line to rear columns)

Width between Fly Floors: 16.3m

Stage Rake: Nil

Stage Construction: Hardwood floor pallets (1.8m x 0.9m)

Pallets can be removed as traps into both pits

Stage Detail: See attached ground plans

Orchestra Pit: Movable 60 sqm – pit lift doubles as forestage

Lighting and Electrical

Power Supply (LX): 120 x 2.5kW 15Amp Permus dimmer outlets (10A Fuse)

18 x 5kW 32Amp Permus dimmer outlets (20A Fuse)

1 x 125Amp 3-Phase auxiliary power outlet located Upstage

Left. Beak-out coffin splits to 6 x 63Amp CEEFORM

supplies over 3 phases

13Amp power sockets available throughout venue

Power Supply (Sound): 16Amp Technical Earth sockets available onstage

13Amp Technical Earth sockets available in control rooms

LX Control Location: Back of auditorium in dedicated control room rear of stalls

LX Control Desk: MA Lighting Grand MA or Strand 520i

House Light Control: Through DMX from dimmers. House light override switch

placed on DB board at prompt position DSL

Incoming DMX: From desk, or production position mid-auditorium left

Outgoing DMX: Hard-line to dimmers with patch to both fly floors

Network: CAT-5 infrastructure fully patchable from control position

to stage and auditorium

Power Cables: Adequate stock of 2.5m, 5m, 10m & 20m 15Amp TRS cable,

Socapex and CEEFORM

Sound

Sound Control Location: Back of auditorium in dedicated control room or back of

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